a. There shall be a Police Department, headed by a Director of the Police Department. He shall be responsible for the enforcement of State laws and City ordinances, protection of life and property, preservation of law and order, investigation of crimes, and suppression of vice and shall direct the proper assignment of police officers, establish training programs, maintain records, provide traffic control and enforcement, cooperate with other law enforcement agencies, establish rules and departmental policies and be responsible for the custody of City prisoners.

b. The Director of the Police Department shall preserve the peace of the City. He shall arrest and take before the City magistrate all persons committing or attempting to commit an offense against the law or ordinances of the City. He shall prevent and suppress all affrays, riots and breaches of the peace which may come to his knowledge. He shall have charge and supervision of the City jail and the prisoners therein. He shall have supervision and direction of the police of the City. He shall serve all writs and processes issued by the City magistrate and shall make proper returns. He shall keep a full and accurate record of all arrests made by him or the police of the City, showing the name of each person arrested, the date of the arrest and the nature of the charge upon which the arrest was made, the name of each person committed to the City jail, the nature of the charge or process under which such imprisonment was made, the length and term of such imprisonment and when and why released. He shall keep a full, accurate record and account of each and every writ and process issued by the City magistrate for service, to whom delivered for service, and the date and return made.

c. He shall take charge of, preserve and care for all property of the City used in connection with the Police Department, and shall safely keep and preserve for the rightful owner all other property which shall be intrusted to his care or come into his possession.

d. He shall make monthly reports in writing of all the proceedings had and taken by him and by the police of the City for the preceding month, to the Council. He shall at all times be subject to the supervision and control of the City Manager and he shall do and perform such other and further duties as may be required of him by the Constitution and laws of the State, the Charter and the City Council, and also such additional duties as may be from time to time required of him by the City Manager. (Code 1962, § 29-1; Ord. No. G-5444, § 3, 2009)